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backscatter712

(26,355 posts)
42. You're in favor of Bain-style fraud. Got it.
Fri Nov 16, 2012, 05:07 PM
Nov 2012

I had no idea this board was actually supposed to be called Authoritarian Underground.

Fuck the TSA. Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #1
Exactly! arthritisR_US Nov 2012 #3
Actually, the big 3 CEO's avoided criticizing/blaming the union in 2008-2009 democrattotheend Nov 2012 #10
yeah, so much easier to feed talking points to the media. why did they get massive HiPointDem Nov 2012 #28
it's easy to be magnanimous when you've essentially won eom amborin Nov 2012 #62
Are you against government workers having collective bargaining rights? Hugabear Nov 2012 #25
Not against government employees workers collective bargaining, Arctic Dave Nov 2012 #48
The majority of members here support labor. A few freaks don't n/t leftstreet Nov 2012 #2
Unions are great, but the fact that a company that makes harmful products uses union labor... slackmaster Nov 2012 #4
Maybe the cops should carry Twinkies instead of pistols. Bake Nov 2012 #7
... leftstreet Nov 2012 #8
Now don't go pissing off the Police Union JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2012 #13
We are talking about labor here. Not the actual product itself. Hugabear Nov 2012 #11
Actually it's a bit of both... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #35
So---you don't want weaponry produced? 'Cause if THAT ain't harmful, ain't NOTHIN' harmful. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #14
Weaponry has a multitude of uses, some harmful but many not harmful slackmaster Nov 2012 #30
In moderation, neither is particularly harmful Hippo_Tron Nov 2012 #52
And yet again, define 'Harmful'. The FDA disagrees with you. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #18
The bottom line is that the owners of a privately-owned company decided to shut down and cash in slackmaster Nov 2012 #31
Your concern for the workers is touching Hugabear Nov 2012 #33
All of the sudden, there's a whole bunch of "concern," isn't there? n/t backscatter712 Nov 2012 #43
You ignore the Vulture Capitalism that deliberately destroyed an on-going concern. Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #37
You're in favor of Bain-style fraud. Got it. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #42
So what? Let people decide for themselves what to eat. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #40
Just FYI, but you work wherever you can find jobs, and these days jobs are not easy.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #55
Welcome to the DU labor wars. Robb Nov 2012 #5
i'm new here discharge Nov 2012 #6
As a society we've by and large forgotten what Labor has done for us. Barack_America Nov 2012 #49
I'm with the both of you. If Democrats won't support labor, who does? Where did I just hear We People Nov 2012 #50
I've heard FAR more people refer to Republicans as "elitists" as opposed to Democrats.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #56
K&R forestpath Nov 2012 #9
Organized labor is great for those fortunate enough to live near it... Comrade_McKenzie Nov 2012 #12
So I can safely put you in the 'dont give a shit about organized labor' category Hugabear Nov 2012 #15
I think poster was talking about unorganized labor leftstreet Nov 2012 #26
"Organized labor"? Like union members never had a struggle BEFORE there were unions? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #17
Please tell me who lobbies for raises in minimum pay standards and raises in this country Ikonoklast Nov 2012 #19
ROFLMAO. Brickbat Nov 2012 #23
Ah LadyHawkAZ Nov 2012 #27
The more unions get busted, the more people there are in that situation gollygee Nov 2012 #32
I don't understand why more people don't grasp that concept Hugabear Nov 2012 #34
And the converse is also true... 99Forever Nov 2012 #41
You just stated exactly why people form unions....for protection against business owners who.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #57
This message was self-deleted by its author discharge Nov 2012 #16
I think people have gotten lost in the product Arcanetrance Nov 2012 #20
Welcome to DU Hugabear Nov 2012 #24
Apparently it's much more important that people eat brown rice & cabbage than HiPointDem Nov 2012 #21
I do because it's my firm belief that.. ProfessionalLeftist Nov 2012 #22
I stand with the unions PD Turk Nov 2012 #29
Apparently not if it interferes with being a self-righteous, sanctimonious douche nozzle Bad_Ronald Nov 2012 #36
That's a huge problem Spike89 Nov 2012 #39
We do, but it can get frustrating Spike89 Nov 2012 #38
Labor Unions Were a Product of Industrialization mckara Nov 2012 #44
DU does tolerate a small number of very loud anti-union scabs. backscatter712 Nov 2012 #45
WE stand in SOLIDARITY with Organized LABOR... bvar22 Nov 2012 #46
I give a shit. RebelOne Nov 2012 #47
I worked for the Postal Service for almost 33 years in Employee & Labor Relations. summerschild Nov 2012 #51
AMEN! and YES! k8conant Nov 2012 #54
job creators want a revolving door Mothdust Nov 2012 #53
I guess my support does have some limits then brokechris Nov 2012 #58
Any more? NNN0LHI Nov 2012 #59
It depends on who you think "we" are. LWolf Nov 2012 #60
^^^^^THIS!^^^^^^ 99Forever Nov 2012 #63
The only union many here support is the teachers' union. Codeine Nov 2012 #61
Heart & soul upi402 Nov 2012 #64
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